Cigarette



(No Model.) I H. H. SGHLBBEB.

GIGARETTE.

No. 258,256; Patented May 23, 1882:.

UNrTEn STATES PATENT amen.

HENRY H. SOHLEBER, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

CIGARETTE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 258,255, dated May 23,1882.

Application filed August 24, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY H. SCHLEBER, of Rochester, Monroe county, NewYork, have invented an Improvement in Cigarettes, of which the followingis a specification, reference being bad to the annexed drawings.

The object of my invention is to provide cigarettes with a mouth-piecewhich will be exceedingly cheap, and which at the same time shall beadapted to absorb the nicotine and other poisonous matters set free bythe burning ofthe tobacco, and which shall retain, when moist, theproper degree of rigidity to maintain the body of the cigarette inposition.

To this end my invention consistsin amouthpiece composed of a long stripof light porous.

wood wound in such manner as to form a cylinderwith the grain lying inline with its axis. The mouth-piece thus constructed will absorb readilythe nicotine and oils set free from the tobacco and prevent them frompassing to the mouth of the smoker. At the same time the cylinder, owingto the fact that the grain of the wood runs lengthwise thereof, willretain, when moist, a suffioient degree of rigidity to sustain properlythe body of the cigarette, the shaving being wound upon itseltin suchmanner as to produce a cylinder of a length equal to the width of theshaving. The mouth-piece possesses a considerable degree of solidity,and consequently is in no danger of being closed by the pressure of theteeth in such manner as to prevent the passage of the smoke through it.

I am aware that mouth-pieces have been made of glass, of paper coiled inthe form of a cylinder, of broom-straw, and of husks and banana-leaves,the latter being non-absorbent.

.Iam also aware thatit has been proposed in a patent to form amouth-piece of a strip of paper, wood, or other similar material bycoiling the same in a spiral form, thus producing a light tapering tubeof a length many times greater than the width of the strip employed. Thepatent did not, however, disclose any special practically advantageresulting from the use of the Wood, 1101' did it state that the grain ofthe wood was to lie lengthwise of the mouth piece. Moreover, themouth-piece constructed in accord ance with the patent would possesslittle stiffness and would become useless whensubjected to the pressureof the teeth.

My improved mouth-piece or absorptive filling for the month end ofcigarettes is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure1 is a side view of the finished cigarette. Fig. 2 is an end view of theabsorptive filler. Fig. 3. is an end view of the month end of thefinished cigarette. Fig. 4 is an end view ofthe absorptive fillerpartially unrolled. Fig. 5 is a central longitudinal section through thefiller. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the filler unrolled.

In the manufacture of my improvement I make the absorptive filler byplaning or otherwise removing from wooden blocks shavings of suitablelength and wid th having their fibers running at right angles withtheirlength. Suitable dimensions for the shavings are one inch in widthand three inches in length and a thickness about equal to that ofordinary cardboard;

but these dimensions may be changed to suit woodenshaving.Theabsorptivefillingorshaving is rolled on itself into a cylinder,having the fiber ot the wood parallel to its axis, and compressedsufficiently to allow its'introduction into the unfilled end of thecigarette. The filling is held in place within the 'paper tube by itsexpansion after being inserted therein, no gum or other adhesivematerial being necessary to hold it in place.

My improvement will be readily understood from an inspection of theaccompanying drawings, in which a represents the paper covering of thecigarettes, and b the absorptive filler or mouth-piece, consisting of arolled wooden. shaving inserted into the mouth endof the cigarettes.

Cigarettes provided with my improved absorptive filling will be found topossess many advantages over those ordinarily used, the wooden fillingbeing superior to any other mabacco filling drawn or pushed through, soas to afford space for the introduction of the rolled terial hithertoemployed for this purpose, since it is cleanerand more fully absorbs thenicotine and moisture than cotton, cork, or corn-husks; and it ischeaper to manufacture, being held in place when inserted within thepaper tube by its expansion, without the employment of adhesive materiahWood possesses a special advantage for use as a mouth-piece, in thatwhen moistened it retains its stiffness or rigidity in the direction ofthe length of its fiber, so that although the mouth-piece may becomethoroughly saturated by the saliva and nicotine it still retains asufficient degree of rigidity to prevent its bending or doubling down,and thereby permitting the body of the cigarette to fall.

I am aware that mouth pieces have been made of glass, paper, and othermaterials. The former are objectionable because they are not absorbent,and thelat-ter objectionable because when thoroughly moistened theybecome soft and pliable, losing their strength and doubling or bendingin the middle, so as to permit the cigarette to fall.

Having thus described my invention, what Witnesses:

Gno. B. SELDEN, J AS. I GORDON.

